And that filler location is a mark against otherwise fine engineering, who has hands that small?

Up date for you guys. Turns out I did indeed pull the trans plug. The fluid was so dark even our shop "mechanic" said it was oil. I should have slowed down and taken my time from the start but in stead it cost me a whole afternoon amd about $80 more. Bright side is I've flushed the tranny ...

Should have read Trim pieces as in A pillars etc and I changed the oil

Strangest thing. Drove yesterday running random errand and got up this morning and drove about 14 miles to the shop to change oil and swap and replace new twin pieces. Changed oil and filter and now the vehicle wont move, in reverse or drive. I'm totally at a loss here...

... while removing PO aftermarket radio. Google has not helped and this is the first day I finally get to start working on my "new" Volvo since I bought it. Any help appreciated. I've taken lots of pictures and will sit down amd post one day soon. Lots of work ahead, anything rubber has to...

It absolutely helped. Now that the holiday has ended and my boss has given me access to use the shop for the weekend, I hope to have this baby running the roads again -

Is there a bracket that must be missing for this to connect to?

Sounds great. 173k on the mileage. Headlights were flickering on and off today without actually turning the switch, taking it to my bosses shop and removing all interior pieces and using a fan for a full 24 hours to help "dry" it out. Also tomorrow will be posting engine pics and a few oth...

Day 1

...from my young neighbor giving it to the scrapyard. Never owned a Volvo btw. Hes had it sitting up for a year with a tarp over it(half-a$$) a d it hasn't moved. He was trying to sell me something else when I asked about the xc90. Long story short - he said the sunroof leaks, it wouldn't crank and ...